Filler shield



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FILLER SHIELD Filed June 22, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 HIVUCHQOL Y/LL/AM 501051. E /GHTMAN.

Feb. 15, 1944. w s BRlGHTMAN 2,341,511 I FILLER SHIELD Filed June 22', 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 grwo/Mom Patented Feb. 15, 1944 UNITED "STATES PATENT OFFICE FILLER SHIELD William Samuel Brightman, Irvington, N. J.

Application June 22, 1942, Serial No. 447,895

2 Claims.

Thisinvention refers to clothing and more par.- ticularly to one piece filler shields adapted for protecting the inner linings of suits, coats, trousers, dresses and personal Wear against wear, perspiration and moisture.

It has among its objects to provide a device that can be made in a single piece and held together with a minimum amount of stitching or sewing.

Another object is to provide a shield of this type that can be varied or adjusted in width to suit the requirements.

A further object is to provide a filler shield of this type designed and made to prevent its buckling or misalignment.

A still further object is to have the filler shield preferably made of the same material as the lining and be inconspicuous after dressing.

Still another object is to provide the shield with a slip-in moisture-proof filler of a practical? ment makers in the making of suits, dresses and J the. like. The filler shield is made of a form that can be readily stamped out, folded, sewn and completed with a minimum amount of effort and a maximum amount of effectivenessin placement on the garment. It is placed in those positions of the clothing or garments where the movements of the anatomy serve to cause wear and wrinkle the cloth and disturb the fitting ap pearance of the same. It eliminates the burdensome hand work required in the conventional form, as it can be adjusted to suit without difiiculty or effort. Its clover leaf-like blank enables the parts to be overlapped quickly and reinforce each other to suit the requirements of its use.

The filler shield is placed in the arm pits of coats; or on either side of trousers leg, and other places to suit wearers of the garments.

The filler shield is fastened preferably to a lining and the lining and shield affixed to the garment at the proper place. When the lining is dispensed with the filler shield is attached directly to the cloth from which the garment-is made.

In the appended drawings is shown several forms of a filler shield device embodying this invention, in which:

Figure 1 is a general side view of the interior of a coat having its arm hole portion provided with a filler shield embodying this invention,

Figure 2 is an inside detail view of the socalled medium-width type of filler shield showing its blank form before folding to the desired shape, and with its base line at a horizontal angle to its center axis,

Figure 3 is an inside view of the filler shield with one side folded in its first position,

Figure 4 is a viewof the shield completely folded into its final form,

Figure 5 is an inside detail View of the socalled narrow, medium and wide width type of filler shields marked A, B and C respectively and placed one on top of the other to show their relative proportions and form, in open position, before folding to the finished shapes and with its base lines extending above or below or on the horizontal axis when in flat position before bend- Figure 6 is a View of the filler shields A, B and C, completely folded into their final form and ready for use and placed one on top of the other to show their respective completed shapes and proportions,

Figure '7 is a sectional View of the filler shield and coat lining taken along line '!l of Figure 1,

Figure 8 is a general side view of the interior of a pair of trousers showing the crotch provided with a modified form of the filler shield,

Figure 9 is a sectional view taken along line 9-9 of Figure 8, with the edges of the filler shield and the pants or other garment goods bent over on each other and sewn together,

Figure 10 is aninside detail view of a modified form of filler shield for use with trousers showing its form before folding to the shape as applied, and

Figure 11 is a view of the shield indicated in Figure 1D completely folded and ready for application to a pair of trousers.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the drawings.

In the drawings Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4, l represents a coat with its lining 2 provided with a sleeve hole portion 3 which has an attached sleeve lining 4 and filler shield 5. The filler shield is provided with a curved side contour 6 cut to suit the shape of the arm opening 3. This allows the filler shield to be sewed in between the inner lining and sleeve lining in an effective manner. The filler shield is provided with outside raw edge portions 1 which cover coincides and overlaps the arced portions 8 of the winged flaps 9 by a slight margin so that when the edges 1 and B are sewed together as indicated along the dotted lines I0, the edge I will be drawn in and prevent the one-piece front portion from rolling or twisting. The wing flaps 9 are provided with curves I2 preferably of the same general outline as that used for the curves 6 so they may be aligned closely with each othe when the wing flaps are folded along lines l3 to allow the flaps to rest-on vbled into proper form for use in a quick and the one-piece front I I as shown. The filler shield is provided with horizontal baselines edges I4 When the filler shield is in place in the earment it stiffens and reinforces that portion of the same, that it is placed in. It cushions the action of the limb or part of the body in its proximity so as to lessen the wear. It takes up the contour of the body and fills the clothing up at the section where it is placed and prevents all undue crinkling or creasing tending to spoil its appearance.

The blanks may be readily cut out and assemeconomical manner. They eliminate any uncomfortable reactions and fill in to make the user comfortable when he wears the clothing.

While several forms of the invention are indicated in the drawings, it is not desired to limit this application to these particular forms or in which overlap. The sewing'lines l5 are spaced away from these edges an amount sufiicient to allow same to be properly sewed between the edges l6 of the inner lining 2 as shown in Fig.- ure '7 and Figure 1. In the cutting and assembling of the device in a coat, dress or other garment or personal clothing the following outline gives a general idea as to the procedure that is preferably followed. The material is cut to the desired blank shape as shown in Figure 2. The

"The two edges of the base M are aligned and inserted through a slot I6 of the lining 2 of the coat I and sewn along line 15 before the lining is installed. The lining assembly including the filler shield is then attached to the coat and sleeve lining in a conventional manner.

The modified form of filler shield shown in Figures 8, 10 and 11 is for use in trousers 22 and pants, and during manufacture are attached in the same general manner as that described above and shown in Figure 9. This form uses a combined angular 3M and horizontal base line I4 and is folded the same way as that indicated for the type indicated in Figures 2, 3 and 4.

In the modified construction indicated in Figure 5, template A, the base lines H4 are apexed upwardly towards the central axis line; as shown. The remaining side edges follow the general contour indicated in Figures 2, 3 and 4. This apexed .construction enables the folded filler shield to be made narrower than that shown in Figure 4. The modified construction C has downwardly extending apexed base lines 2M. This external apex form enables the filler shield to be made wider.

The construction B is the same as that shown in Figures 2, 3 and 4. It will also be noted that all the shields are practically the same length.

any other way otherwise than patentably required, as it is appreciated that other forms could be made that would use the same principles and come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention; what is claimed is:

1. In combination with a coat garment for use at the arm pit thereof, of a filler shield comprising a tri-leafed form of blank with one upper edge of one leaf curved to fit at the lower half of the joining portion of the sleeve to the body of the coat and the two other leaves to mm on straight creases against the first mentioned leaf and form a heart shaped structure with the restricted portion pointed downwardly away from the joining portion and forming'a pocket as they lap against one another and an insert disposed within the pocket and held by the folded leaves securely-therein, and means for attaching the shield to the garment and keeping the leaves securely together.

- 2. In combination with a garment having sleeves or the like pending therefrom for use at the joining portions thereof, of a filler shield having a tri-leafed form with one of the leaves having three curved peripheral edges two of which being convexed and one concaved, the concaved peripheral edge being adapted for positioning at the lower side of one of the joining portions with said edge aligned therewith, the other two leaves being disposed symmetrically about the firstmentioned leaf and having each a convexed peripheral edge adjacent to the convexed edges of the first mentioned leaf and a concaved peripheral edge out to align with the concaved edge of the first leaf when folded on a straight crease running tangentially from the first mentioned convexed peripheries to an apex created thereby at the bottom of the shield, said folded leaves forming a pocket closed at the bottom and sewing means for attaching the shield in place and its leaves together against opening, and an insert disposed in the pocket.

WILLIAM SAMUEL BRIGHTMAN. 

